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Dixie Dregs

<p>The <b>Dixie Dregs</b> is an American <a href="/en/Jazz_rock" title="Jazz rock" class="mw-redirect wl">jazz rock</a> band from <a href="/en/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia" class="wl">Augusta, Georgia</a>, formed in 1970.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-AllMusic_1-1"><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> They released six studio albums before disbanding in 1983,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span> and have reunited occasionally since 1988. The band's instrumental music fuses elements of rock, jazz, country, and classical music.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="#cite_note-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> Their recording "Take It Off the Top" was used for many years as the signature theme tune by disc jockey&nbsp;<a href="/en/Tommy_Vance" title="Tommy Vance" class="wl">Tommy Vance</a>&nbsp;for his <a href="/en/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1" class="wl">BBC Radio 1</a> <i>Friday Night Rock Show</i>.</p>

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<ul><li>Dixie Grit (1970-1971)</li>
<li>Rock Ensemble II (1973)</li>
<li>The Dregs (1981-1983)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia" class="wl">Augusta, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist ">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Jazz_rock" title="Jazz rock" class="mw-redirect wl">Jazz rock</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-AllMusic_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></li>
<li><a href="/en/Instrumental_rock" title="Instrumental rock" class="wl">instrumental rock</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-njherald_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-njherald-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></li>
<li><a href="/en/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock" class="wl">progressive rock</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="hlist ">
<ul><li>1970–1983</li>
<li>1988–present</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="hlist ">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Capricorn_Records" title="Capricorn Records" class="wl">Capricorn</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records" class="wl">Arista</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li>Steve Davidowski</li>
<li><a href="/en/Rod_Morgenstein" title="Rod Morgenstein" class="wl">Rod Morgenstein</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Steve_Morse" title="Steve Morse" class="wl">Steve Morse</a></li>
<li>Allen Sloan</li>
<li><a href="/en/Andy_West" title="Andy West" class="wl">Andy West</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li>Frank Brittingham</li>
<li>Johnny Carr</li>
<li>Gilbert Frayer</li>
<li><a href="/en/Jerry_Goodman" title="Jerry Goodman" class="wl">Jerry Goodman</a></li>
<li>Frank Josephs</li>
<li><a href="/en/Dave_LaRue" title="Dave LaRue" class="wl">Dave LaRue</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/T_Lavitz" title="T Lavitz" class="wl">T Lavitz</a></li>
<li>Dave Morse</li>
<li><a href="/en/Mark_O'Connor" title="Mark O'Connor" class="wl">Mark O'Connor</a></li>
<li>Mark Parrish</li>
<li>Bart Yarnold</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://dixiedregs.com/" class="external text" target="_blank">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top"><a href="/en/Q906619#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata" class="image wl"><img loading="lazy"alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" data-file-type="drawing" height="10" width="10" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x"></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>



The Dixie Dregs is an American jazz rock band from Augusta, Georgia, formed in 1970. Their recording "Take It Off the Top" was used for many years as the signature theme tune by disc jockey Tommy Vance for his BBC Radio 1 Friday Night Rock Show. 